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US-10638322

Wireless system utilizing generic wireless devices in a controlled environment

PublishedApril 28, 2020
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Technical Abstract

A generic wireless device management system and a method for operating the management system in a controlled environment is disclosed. The enterprise management system includes a generic wireless device and a generic provisioning server. The generic wireless device, which is initially in a generic blank state, coordinates with the generic provisioning server to authenticate an inmate and to load an inmate profile. After loading the inmate profile, the generic wireless device provides access to content specific to the inmate. After the inmate signs out of the generic wireless device, the generic wireless device is returned to a generic blank state.

Patent Claims
20 claims

Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.

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1. A method for providing access to content on a generic wireless device in a controlled environment, comprising: receiving an inmate profile from a generic provisioning server; loading the inmate profile into a generic workspace of the generic wireless device, wherein the inmate profile identifies the content associated with an inmate, and includes an identifier associated with the inmate, and wherein the loading the inmate profile comprises: determining the content associated with the inmate of the inmate profile, wherein the content comprises preprocessed content; transmitting, to the generic provisioning server, a request for the preprocessed content; streaming, from an application installed on the generic provisioning server, the preprocessed content; and loading the preprocessed content into the generic workspace; detecting a condition for returning the generic wireless device to a generic state; responsive to detecting the condition, erasing the preprocessed content from the generic workspace based on determining that the preprocessed content is associated with the inmate; and disassociating the identifier associated with the inmate from a device identifier associated with the generic wireless device.

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2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the application is not installed on the generic wireless device, the method further comprising: transmitting an input for controlling the application installed on the generic provision server; responsive to transmitting the input, receiving, from the application installed on the generic provisioning server, updated preprocessed content.

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3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising: transmitting a second input for controlling the application installed on the generic provision server; and responsive to transmitting the second input, receiving, from the application installed on the generic provisioning server, second updated preprocessed content.

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4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the updated preprocessed content comprises updated graphics representing the application after receiving the input installed on the generic provisioning server.

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5. The method of claim 2 , wherein the preprocessed content comprises graphics representing the application installed on the generic provisioning server.

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6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the content comprises second content, the method further comprising: transmitting, to the generic provisioning server, a second request for the second content, wherein the second content is downloadable content; and receiving the second content to the generic wireless device.

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7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the application is a game or a word document application.

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8. A method for providing access to content on a generic wireless device in a controlled environment, comprising: loading an inmate profile into a generic workspace of the generic wireless device, wherein the inmate profile identifies the content associated with an inmate, and includes an identifier associated with the inmate, receiving, from the generic wireless device by a generic provisioning server, a request for content, wherein the content comprises preprocessed content and the request is associated with an application installed on the generic provisioning server and not on the generic wireless device; determining, based on an administrative rule, that the preprocessed content is eligible for streaming to the generic wireless device; responsive to the determining, streaming, to the generic workspace from the application installed on the generic provisioning server, the preprocessed content; detecting a condition for returning the generic wireless device to a generic state; responsive to detecting the condition, erasing the preprocessed content from the generic workspace based on determining that the preprocessed content is associated with an inmate operating the generic wireless device; and disassociating the identifier associated with the inmate from a device identifier associated with the generic wireless device.

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9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the application is not installed on the generic wireless device, the method further comprising: receiving an input for controlling the application installed on the generic provision server; and transmitting, based on the input to the generic wireless device, from the application installed on the generic provisioning server, updated preprocessed content.

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10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising: preprocessing the content responsive to determining that the content is to be preprocessed prior to streaming.

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11. The method of claim 9 , further comprising: processing, by the application installed on the generic provisioning server, the input; and generating, based on the processing by the application installed on the generic provisioning server, the updated preprocessed content.

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12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the updated preprocessed content comprises updated graphics representing the application installed on the generic provisioning server.

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13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the preprocessed content comprises graphics representing the application installed on the generic provisioning server.

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14. The method of claim 8 , wherein the content comprises second content, the method further comprising: receiving, by the generic provisioning server, a second request for the second content; determining that the second content is to be downloaded by the generic wireless device; and responsive to the determining, transmitting the second content to the generic wireless device.

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15. The method of claim 8 , wherein the application is a game or a word document application.

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16. The method of claim 8 , wherein the administrative rule restricts the content that is eligible for processing by the generic provisioning server.

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17. A generic provisioning server, comprising: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured to: receive, from a generic wireless device, a request for content, wherein the content comprises preprocessed content and the request is associated with an application installed on the generic provisioning server and not on the generic wireless device, and wherein an inmate profile was loaded into a generic workspace of the generic wireless device, wherein the inmate profile identifies the content associated with an inmate, and includes an identifier associated with the inmate; determine, based on an administrative rule, that the preprocessed content is eligible for streaming to the generic wireless device; responsive to the determining, stream, to the generic workspace from the application installed on the generic provisioning server, the preprocessed content; and detect a condition for returning the generic wireless device to a generic state; and responsive to detecting the condition, erase the preprocessed content from the generic workspace based on determining that the preprocessed content is associated with the inmate; and disassociating the identifier associated with the inmate from a device identifier associated with the generic wireless device.

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18. The generic provisioning server of claim 17 , the processor further configured to: receive an input for controlling the application installed on the generic provision server; and transmit, based on the input, from the application installed on the generic provisioning server, updated preprocessed content.

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19. The generic provisioning server of claim 18 , wherein the content further comprises second content and the processor further configured to: receive, by the generic provisioning server, a second request for the second content; determine that the second content is to be streamed to the generic wireless device; and responsive to the determining, stream the second content to the generic wireless device.

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20. The generic provisioning server of claim 19 , the processor further configured to: preprocess the second content responsive to determining that the second content is to be preprocessed prior to streaming.

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October 1, 2018

Publication Date

April 28, 2020

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